Scientific authorities believe, based on evidence they have found, that man originated in one place and that all races of mankind have a common ancestor. Man's common ancestor, according to some of these scientist, looked very much like modern man and probably first appeared in Asia. Other scientists believe man first appeared in several places, at different times, and later met and mingled to form the present races of man.
About 500,000 years ago, in western Asia, man's ancestors lived in small groups. In these small, isolated groups, the first signs of difference appeared-differences in head shape, or eye sockets, or body build. Later, they began to look for new places to live, and about 300,000 years ago, groups of men began to move southeast towards Indonesia and north towards China.
Still later, other migrations took man to other parts of the world, where some developed in seperate ways while others met and mingled.
Modern students say that there are three major divisions or "stocks" of mankind. These are: the Caucasoids, similar to the people who lived in the Caucasus Mountains and who were thought by early scholars to be typical of the "white" race; the Mongoloids, similar to the Mongols who lived in Mongolia in Asia; and the Negroids, like the Negroes who lived in the forest regions of Africa.
Early scholars divided man into five groups based on skin color. This classification is no longer accepted, because the color of the skin dosen't tell to which main stock a group of people belongs. Nor can any other single triat, such as head type, blood type, or nose type, tell the stock to which a man belongs. Many physical traits must be considered.A race, therefore, is simply a group of people who have in common certain physical traits which they inherited from theirancestors and which set them apart from other groups.
About 500,000 years ago, in western Asia, man's ancestors lived in small groups. In these small, isolated groups, the first signs of difference appeared-differences in head shape, or eye sockets, or body build. Later, they began to look for new places to live, and about 300,000 years ago, groups of men began to move southeast towards Indonesia and north towards China.
Still later, other migrations took man to other parts of the world, where some developed in seperate ways while others met and mingled.
Modern students say that there are three major divisions or "stocks" of mankind. These are: the Caucasoids, similar to the people who lived in the Caucasus Mountains and who were thought by early scholars to be typical of the "white" race; the Mongoloids, similar to the Mongols who lived in Mongolia in Asia; and the Negroids, like the Negroes who lived in the forest regions of Africa.
Early scholars divided man into five groups based on skin color. This classification is no longer accepted, because the color of the skin dosen't tell to which main stock a group of people belongs. Nor can any other single triat, such as head type, blood type, or nose type, tell the stock to which a man belongs. Many physical traits must be considered.A race, therefore, is simply a group of people who have in common certain physical traits which they inherited from theirancestors and which set them apart from other groups.
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